27 – 28 January

Mathieu Madenian

Mathieu Madenian’s fourth solo show mixes observational comedy and gentle tenderness as the performer reflects on becoming a father later in life. Drawing on the arrival of his son Milo, now two, he interrogates contemporary anxieties—asking ‘Why have a baby in a world that’s burning?’—and transforms doubt into humour and warmth. The piece balances sharp social reflection with intimate, self-deprecating storytelling, carrying audiences between laugh-out-loud moments and quiet emotion.

In French.

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